Important Dates and Reminders:
January 16-20 Celebrate New Directions Week
January 16: PJ and Stuffed Animal Day and Family Art Night
January 17: Crazy Hair or Hat Day
January 18: NO SCHOOL
January 19: Sports Day and Family Gym Night
January 20: 1/2 day and Book Character Day
Here's what we will be focusing on in a quick 3 1/2 days together:
Reading: This week as readers we will apply more of our alphabet knowledge by looking at not only the beginning sound in a word, but also the ending sound. We will also learn a way to warm up as readers by checking the pages for words we know before reading and will work to check our reading to make sure that the words we read make sense with the picture, sound right and looks right (has the right letters for the sounds we hear in the word).
As early readers we always need to ask these questions as we are encountering new words:
Does it make sense?
Does it sound right?
Does it look right?
When your child runs into a tricky word while reading at home, please use these prompts as well to help he or she to think about the meaning, syntax, and the visual cues in both the pictures and the words.
Writing: This week we will learn to be a bit more BOSSY with our writing! We will add the word you to directions we are writing so those reading our books know we are talking right to them. We will look at a mentor text and study different ways the author shared information in pictures and words and will look for new ways to make our writing better. As a way to elaborate in our writing we will be working to use more precise words and detailed pictures with labels.
Math: This week in math we will be reviewing the most important concepts in this unit: teen numbers and partners of numbers. To do this we will be adding more tools to our math tools boxes and will do many different activities with our partners to share our thinking and understanding of these concepts.
Social Studies: This week we will learn 4 different centers which students will have time to explore in small groups next week. In these centers we will use dramatic play to act out various family scenarios by taking on the role of various family members, create books about our families, listen to family books on the iPads and interview partners to learn about and compare different families.
Word Work: We will be introduced to 5 new words this week: she, he, did, help, make. Keep looking for these words in reading done at home and also taking the time to practice writing them at home.
Don't forget...January is a big month for our school! There are many informational events taking place to help others learn more about New Directions. Please share these dates with anyone you think may be interested in hearing more about what a great place New Directions is for students to learn and grow!
Monday, January 16th-6:00 -7:00 PM Info Session at New Directions
Wednesday, January 18th-10:00 AM-1:00 PM Open House for prospective families at New Directions
Tuesday, January 24th-6:00-7:00 PM-Info Session at New Directions
Families can also call Mrs. Frischmann at 766-6116 to set up individual tours.
January 16: PJ and Stuffed Animal Day and Family Art Night
January 17: Crazy Hair or Hat Day
January 18: NO SCHOOL
January 19: Sports Day and Family Gym Night
January 20: 1/2 day and Book Character Day
Here's what we will be focusing on in a quick 3 1/2 days together:
Reading: This week as readers we will apply more of our alphabet knowledge by looking at not only the beginning sound in a word, but also the ending sound. We will also learn a way to warm up as readers by checking the pages for words we know before reading and will work to check our reading to make sure that the words we read make sense with the picture, sound right and looks right (has the right letters for the sounds we hear in the word).
As early readers we always need to ask these questions as we are encountering new words:
Does it make sense?
Does it sound right?
Does it look right?
When your child runs into a tricky word while reading at home, please use these prompts as well to help he or she to think about the meaning, syntax, and the visual cues in both the pictures and the words.
Writing: This week we will learn to be a bit more BOSSY with our writing! We will add the word you to directions we are writing so those reading our books know we are talking right to them. We will look at a mentor text and study different ways the author shared information in pictures and words and will look for new ways to make our writing better. As a way to elaborate in our writing we will be working to use more precise words and detailed pictures with labels.
Math: This week in math we will be reviewing the most important concepts in this unit: teen numbers and partners of numbers. To do this we will be adding more tools to our math tools boxes and will do many different activities with our partners to share our thinking and understanding of these concepts.
Social Studies: This week we will learn 4 different centers which students will have time to explore in small groups next week. In these centers we will use dramatic play to act out various family scenarios by taking on the role of various family members, create books about our families, listen to family books on the iPads and interview partners to learn about and compare different families.
Word Work: We will be introduced to 5 new words this week: she, he, did, help, make. Keep looking for these words in reading done at home and also taking the time to practice writing them at home.
Don't forget...January is a big month for our school! There are many informational events taking place to help others learn more about New Directions. Please share these dates with anyone you think may be interested in hearing more about what a great place New Directions is for students to learn and grow!
Monday, January 16th-6:00 -7:00 PM Info Session at New Directions
Wednesday, January 18th-10:00 AM-1:00 PM Open House for prospective families at New Directions
Tuesday, January 24th-6:00-7:00 PM-Info Session at New Directions
Families can also call Mrs. Frischmann at 766-6116 to set up individual tours.
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